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in a batch of 280 water purifiers 12 were found to be defective. What is the probability that a water purifier chosen at random will be defective? Write the probability as a percent. Round to the nearest tenth of a percent if necessary. A. 4.3% b. 5.6% c. 95.7% d. 71.8%

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the answer would be 4.3 percent

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The probability that a water purifier chosen at random will be defective is
(12)/(280) which as a percentage is 4.285714... rounded to 4.3%
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